Bumper buy-to-let yields have made Liverpool popular with landlords because prices are low and city centre homes are in short supply

Liverpool is emerging as one of the unexpected rental hotspots, popular with
UK landlords and overseas buyers; both groups are keen on the bumper yields
from the city’s flats. The purchasers include many Chinese people who are
drawn by Liverpool’s bargain-priced property. A flat can cost as little as
£80,000 and the rent can be as high as £600 a month.

Indeed there is a rumour that the student sons and daughters of wealthy
Chinese families arrive at Liverpool John Lennon Airport with suitcases
stuffed with cash to be spent on homes.